# heteroclite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/

## Definitions
1. Irregularly declined or inflected.
2. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

## Etymology
From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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